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I play fangames or stuff.
I try rating game compared to what they are trying to achieve rather than compared to fangames as a whole, and with knowledge of what you're getting into; If I rate a corridor needle game, I assume the person reading the review wants to play corridor needle, as if they don't they shouldn't bother playing it anyway. With that said, I tend to be very generous on needle ratings while being very skimpy on avoidances (although you likely won't see it as if I'd give it less than a 7 I just won't clear it instead).
with extremely rare exceptions, 9/10+ is reserved to games that have left deep emotional impact, while 10/10 is reserved for games I love unconditionally.
If I reviewed it and the review doesn't say otherwise, it's safe to assume I cleared it. I try adding my clears to df but I never really cared to keep track, so some might be missing.
don't expect diff ratings to be very accurate.
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Cthaere
For: You give me butterflies, and I take them away
For: You give me butterflies, and I take them away
No rating because I have no idea what to rate this game, however I'll say right now that I'd recommend it in a heartbeat, under certain very strict conditions. I'll also only be touching on the atmosphere and themes in this game very briefly, as I'm not good enough at interpreting them, much less formulating and articulating them into a cohesive review. I also acknowledge that by doing this, I'm leaving out the essence of the game and the reason it exists. Those themes may be uncomfortable to witness, and are not for the faint of heart - read the readme.
This game is a very short and abruptly cut wild ride through a few minigames with a smooth difficulty curve to them, most requiring a few attempts to learn and only a couple to pass after that point. Both the learning process and the execution were fun (although the final one could be a little bit unfair sometimes), and I would have liked to see the ideas presented expended upon in the future. The atmosphere is unsettling and dark from the get go, the game starting with a small cutscene that cements this fact with small bits and pieces of the theme reappearing later on. Those two strands of the game tie together for a very memorable and interesting if strange experience, which I would recommend having if you can handle it.
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This game is a very short and abruptly cut wild ride through a few minigames with a smooth difficulty curve to them, most requiring a few attempts to learn and only a couple to pass after that point. Both the learning process and the execution were fun (although the final one could be a little bit unfair sometimes), and I would have liked to see the ideas presented expended upon in the future. The atmosphere is unsettling and dark from the get go, the game starting with a small cutscene that cements this fact with small bits and pieces of the theme reappearing later on. Those two strands of the game tie together for a very memorable and interesting if strange experience, which I would recommend having if you can handle it.
Rating: N/A
Difficulty: 55 55
Oct 16, 2020
Cthaere
For: I wanna be the Grave
For: I wanna be the Grave
An extremely high quality avoidance, both in terms of attack design and visuals, featuring a constantly-changing arena, a cute and small memory based segment, dynamic and complicated yet consistent patterns, extremely fair rng attacks that never feel like they devolve into random(360), and most importantly a banger song. Aside from an attack towards the end that gave me a bit of a rough time and felt a little cheap, this was an amazing fight from start to finish and I found myself completely immersed in it, unconsciously smiling with sheer glee for the vast majority of the grind. Heavily recommended to anyone good enough to tackle this.
Tagged as: Avoidance
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Rating: 9.5 95
Difficulty: 75 75
Oct 7, 2020
Cthaere
For: I wanna be the Posterize
For: I wanna be the Posterize
Posterize is a short needle+avoidance game where you are given the option to jump straight to the avoidance, which I took after trying the needle for a bit and seeing it's not my cup of tea. From the little I've seen and played, the needle seems to be mostly 32 px needle involving precise generic jumps, and while cancelling might not be mandatory it is heavily recommended. The avoidance is relatively short and far easier than the needle, to the point of being first triable. it is also incredibly and painfully basic, and derives what little challenge it offers from the cramped arena and a couple of attacks where projectiles spawn very close to the player, forcing them to immediately react. Overall, the needle would probably be about 60 diff and a bit above a 4/10 from what I've played (again, do take this with a grain of salt - I haven't cleared), whereas the avoidance would be 30 diff (potentially lower?) and a bit less than a 3/10. Would not recommend, but there's no harm in playing it, as you can quit the needle and won't have any trouble with the avoidance.
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Rating: N/A
Difficulty: N/A
Oct 6, 2020
Cthaere
For: Sky needle
For: Sky needle
Pretty decent mostly vanilla needle game that is marred with many unpleasant design decisions that are each very minor on their own, but bring down the experience considerably together: There are multiple glaring skips, autosave warp that replaces putting a save at the start of the screen, jump balance that is all over the place with the one room save in particular having most of the tricky jumps toward the end, and the game is in the default yoyoyo engine 1.5 gmk meaning I had to manually backup then delete a save of another game to allow this to fit in. As for the needle itself, there is one really questionable room that has get-as-far-as-you-can fulljump spam, a couple of room that stand out by utilizing default engine gimmicks to a good extent, and the rest are mostly vanilla needle in an open-ish space containing a few weave heavy drops alongside more straightforward climbing section. Wouldn't particularly recommend, but if you are already here you might as well give it half an hour.
Tagged as: Needle
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Rating: 6.5 65
Difficulty: 55 55
Oct 5, 2020
Cthaere
For: Hate Needle Volume 1
For: Hate Needle Volume 1
This game consists of 5 stages each made by 5 different makers connected by a hub, which is given its own stage as well. Beating all of the stages grants access to the final area. The stages remain distinct in both difficulty, needle style and atmosphere, and manage to have consistently fun needle throughout. However, the game suffers from multiple problems that should have been found during testing, and had certain decisions I personally disliked. I'm going to attempt covering each area individually, by the order I entered them:
Poimoi: A mixed bag, but mostly a positive one. This stage features moderate use of water and vines, with platforming that alternates between a somewhat crowded style and a very spacious one, sometimes trying to incorporate both into the same segment. The weaknesses of this stage for me were both the drops, which definitely were vstring and in one case valign dependent (seriously, if you do a setup wallhug corner drop at least make sure it's not valign dependent), as well as usage of water 1 and water 3 where you had to jump from the top part of the water that is covered by a block from above. Otherwise, this was a pretty fun stage.
Kyu: The worst stage in the game; The first screen has no save, forcing you to redo the entrance if you die, and it also ends with awkward gate-diagonal jumps that really suck to die to. Furthermore, the area is filled with visual noise which distracts from the needle, which is a problem when the last screen is actually fairly long and difficult. The needle style itself is enjoyable after the first screen, but I would have appreciated a way to turn the effects off.
Egg: A stage focused on gravity flippers, using them to their fullest extent in creating smooth, flowing drops and long sections where the kid does not touch the ground. It's a shame this one is only 3 screens long including the entrance, but it was still a highlight regardless.
Red: I don't really know what to think of this one. The needle is decent and of a style I find interesting yet hard to describe, but the atmosphere is a bit too eerie for my taste. I would recommend doing this one even if you are not going for a full clear just to experience it, although I'd do it last in that case.
Dono: As usual, Dono knows how to utilize generic jumps in the best possible way, giving the area a very nice flow, which combined with the below average difficulty makes for a very chill experience. Unfortunately, the entrance to this area kinda sucks, being a spam of gate/diamond/half diamond variants, but I'd say it's worth going through it and considering the 2 hour deadline he had to work with I feel like that screen could be forgiven.
Hub: The hub itself is 32 pixel needle as far as I could tell, but it's very well-made, with the jumps flowing very well into each other and without feeling generic. The hub collectible is at one of the ends of the hub, and follows the general theme while slightly upping the difficulty.
Final area: Sadly far too short (it's literally 1 screen long), but still fun. Honestly I fluked my way through this one so fast I kinda forgot what it contained, however I do remember enjoying it.
Overall this has been a surprisingly enjoyable needle game considering the 4.1 rating at the time of writing this review, and I'll be waiting for the next volume.
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Poimoi: A mixed bag, but mostly a positive one. This stage features moderate use of water and vines, with platforming that alternates between a somewhat crowded style and a very spacious one, sometimes trying to incorporate both into the same segment. The weaknesses of this stage for me were both the drops, which definitely were vstring and in one case valign dependent (seriously, if you do a setup wallhug corner drop at least make sure it's not valign dependent), as well as usage of water 1 and water 3 where you had to jump from the top part of the water that is covered by a block from above. Otherwise, this was a pretty fun stage.
Kyu: The worst stage in the game; The first screen has no save, forcing you to redo the entrance if you die, and it also ends with awkward gate-diagonal jumps that really suck to die to. Furthermore, the area is filled with visual noise which distracts from the needle, which is a problem when the last screen is actually fairly long and difficult. The needle style itself is enjoyable after the first screen, but I would have appreciated a way to turn the effects off.
Egg: A stage focused on gravity flippers, using them to their fullest extent in creating smooth, flowing drops and long sections where the kid does not touch the ground. It's a shame this one is only 3 screens long including the entrance, but it was still a highlight regardless.
Red: I don't really know what to think of this one. The needle is decent and of a style I find interesting yet hard to describe, but the atmosphere is a bit too eerie for my taste. I would recommend doing this one even if you are not going for a full clear just to experience it, although I'd do it last in that case.
Dono: As usual, Dono knows how to utilize generic jumps in the best possible way, giving the area a very nice flow, which combined with the below average difficulty makes for a very chill experience. Unfortunately, the entrance to this area kinda sucks, being a spam of gate/diamond/half diamond variants, but I'd say it's worth going through it and considering the 2 hour deadline he had to work with I feel like that screen could be forgiven.
Hub: The hub itself is 32 pixel needle as far as I could tell, but it's very well-made, with the jumps flowing very well into each other and without feeling generic. The hub collectible is at one of the ends of the hub, and follows the general theme while slightly upping the difficulty.
Final area: Sadly far too short (it's literally 1 screen long), but still fun. Honestly I fluked my way through this one so fast I kinda forgot what it contained, however I do remember enjoying it.
Overall this has been a surprisingly enjoyable needle game considering the 4.1 rating at the time of writing this review, and I'll be waiting for the next volume.
Rating: 7.8 78
Difficulty: 70 70
Sep 28, 2020
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| Game | Difficulty | Average Rating | # of Ratings |
|---|---|---|---|
| I wanna Musiclock | 74.7 | 9.3 | 20 |
| I wanna Xanadu | 60.7 | 7.7 | 8 |
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